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Local 840

IBEW Local 840, Geneva NY

Geneva Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC)

is a five year electrical apprenticeship program with a unique opportunity to “earn while you learn” with on-the-job training, and tuition-free classroom training.


The heart of our training is our Inside Apprenticeship Program. It is a regimented 5-year training program that assures competency in the standardized skills needed to be an electrician. Upon the completion of the program, our apprentices go to work armed with skills that put them at the top of their field. In fact, it's because of this highly advanced training program that IBEW Local 840 is able provide its contractors with the best trained electricians in the electrical industry.


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Lawrence N. Davis Training Center, IBEW Local 840, Geneva NY
IBEW Local 840, Geneva NY

On-The-Job & Classroom Training

 

The apprentice combines on-the-job work experience with classroom training. The classroom training takes place 2 nights a week.  As you learn by doing, you are also paid directly by the contractor with whom you are employed. In this process, you receive guaranteed promotions and pay raises, in addition to learning a new trade.

 

The pay structure for our apprentices is based on a six (6) period system.

 

Our first year students start out as first period apprentices. After 1000 hours of on- the-job (OJT) training, and satisfactory progress in the classroom, you would then move up to the second period. After the successful completion of your first year classroom training and 2000 OJT hours, you would move up again to third period. After the third period, apprentices would advance with each successful class year completion combined with 1500 OJT hours until period 6, which requires 1700 OJT hours.

 

Upon passing the 5th year in the classroom and completing 8200 hours of OJT, you would be granted Journeyman Wireman status. At this point, you would be awarded IBEW Journeyman papers, as well as a New York State certificate qualifying you as a Journeyman Wireman.


Your Journeyman status is recognized in every IBEW local in the United States and Canada. Plus our program is recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE), and is equivalent to 55 college credit hours .